Populism and the Election of 1896

Populism & the Election of 1896

What were some of the major problems facing farmers during the Gilded Age ??

The Silver Issue ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Price Indexes for Consumer & Farm Products: 1865-1913

Founder of the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry (1867)

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The Populist (Peoples’) Party ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],James B. Weaver, Presidential Candidate & James G. Field, VP

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Gold / Silver Bug Campaign Pins

William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) The “Great Commoner”

William Jennings Bryan Prairie avenger, mountain lion, Bryan, Bryan, Bryan, Bryan, Gigantic troubadour, speaking like a siege gun, Smashing Plymouth Rock with his boulders from the West. ,[object Object]

Bryant’s “Cross of Gold” Speech You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold !

Bryan: The Farmers Friend (The Mint Ratio) 18,000 miles of campaign “whistle stops.”

Democratic Party Taken Over by the Agrarian Left Platform  tariff reductions; income tax; stricter control of the trusts (esp. RRs); free silver.

Mark Hanna: The “Front-Porch” Campaign

The Seasoned Politician vs. The “Young” Newcomer

Joshua A. Levering: Prohibition Party

Into Which Box Will the Voter of ’96 Place His Ballot?

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